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Cyprus

Cyprus condemns the approval of the Turkish–Libyan memorandum: “illegal, null and void” and a violation of the rights of third states

The Republic of Cyprus’s Foreign Ministry condemned the Libyan House’s approval of the 2019 Turkish–Libyan memorandum, saying it violates the…

20 Oct2 min read

Europe

EU calls the Turkish–Libyan memorandum “null and void”: Costa and von der Leyen express solidarity with Greece and Cyprus

In a joint statement, European Council President António Costa and Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the Turkish–Libyan memorandum…

20 Oct2 min read

Greek-Turkish Relations

Gerapetritis speaks with Cyprus’s Kombos and Egypt’s Abdelatty after the Libyan vote on the Turkish–Libyan memorandum

Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis held phone calls with Cyprus’s Constantinos Kombos and Egypt’s Badr Abdelatty on Tuesday, focused on…

20 Oct2 min read

Cyprus

Provocative Bahçeli: “Cyprus is Turkish and will remain Turkish forever” – he calls federation a “raw fantasy” and the island the “strategic centre of the Blue Homeland”

Devlet Bahçeli, leader of Turkey’s MHP and Erdogan’s government partner, said Cyprus “is Turkish and will remain Turkish forever”, called…

20 Oct3 min read

Cyprus

Turkish channel A Haber claims a “two-scenario trap” over EUNOMIA and the Greece–Cyprus cable – Hürriyet speaks of a “NAVTEX showdown”

Pro-government Turkish channel A Haber claims Athens is playing a “two-scenario trap” with the EUNOMIA exercise and the Greece–Cyprus GSI…

20 Oct3 min read

Cyprus

Cyprus: €150 million deal with Israel for warships close to signing, according to Calcalist – Israel Shipyards boats with Rafael weapons for the Cypriot Navy

Israel Shipyards and Rafael are close to a deal worth about €150 million to supply vessels with Rafael weapon systems…

20 Oct2 min read

Cyprus

Cyprus problem explained: 1960, 1974 and the UN buffer zone

How the Republic of Cyprus was divided: the 1960 constitution, the violence of 1963, the coup and the Turkish invasion…

20 Oct8 min read

Cyprus

Turkish daily calls Greece’s NAVTEX for EUNOMIA a “pirate NAVTEX” – “We will not allow faits accomplis” to Athens and Nicosia

The pro-government Turkish daily Türkiye Gazetesi returns to the NAVTEX dispute south of Kastellorizo, calling the Greek NAVTEX for the…

19 Oct3 min read

Cyprus

Cyprus to the UN: 626 Turkish airspace violations in two months – landing ships, submarines and frigates in the ports of Famagusta and Kyrenia

In a letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres, the Republic of Cyprus reports 626 violations of its national airspace and…

19 Oct2 min read

Cyprus

Christodoulides: Erhürman’s interview “particularly revealing” – “The Turkish side sets conditions for resuming talks”

President Nikos Christodoulides said that Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhürman’s interview shows one of the main reasons talks on the…

18 Oct3 min read

Cyprus

Cyprus National Guard: officers at the French Cavalry School for the EBRC Jaguar – next stop the RICM

Armoured officers of the Cyprus National Guard visited the French Army’s Cavalry School at Saumur, where they were briefed on…

18 Oct3 min read

Cyprus

Kurtulmuş attacks Annita Demetriou in Rome: a “coup” by the Greeks in 1963, a “Peace Operation” in 1974

Turkey’s parliament speaker Numan Kurtulmuş asked for the floor at the Council of Europe conference of parliamentary speakers in Rome…

18 Oct2 min read